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Papua New Guinea’s state-owned wholesale operator PNG DataCo says that it has completed an upgrade of its internet gateway with a 100-Gbps link that enables it to migrate traffic onto the PIPE Pacific Cable 1 (PPC-1) subsea cable.

According to a statement released on Tuesday, DataCo’s 100-Gbps internet gateway link now runs out of Papua New Guinea to Australia via PPC-1 out of Madang, as well as PNG DataCo’s Coral Sea Cable System 2 (CS2) subsea cable from Port Moresby.

According to a statement on Facebook from DataCo CEO Paul Komboi, most internet traffic from the Highlands, Momase, and Niugini Islands regions will now primarily be routed onto the PPC-1 link, as it offers the most direct route to upstream internet providers.

Meanwhile, traffic from Port Moresby and the Southern Region will default to CS2, with PPC-1 serving as a secondary option.

Komboi also said the upgrade project took two months to complete, and was finished on schedule.

“We are closely monitoring our \[internet gateway\] and IP networks to ensure uninterrupted service following these enhancements,” Komboi said.

The 6,900-km PPC-1 – which is indirectly owned by Australia’s TPG Telecom – runs between Sydney and Guam, with Papua New Guinea connecting to the system via a spur landing in Madang. The cable, which has been operational since 2009, was [upgraded to a capacity of 12 Tbps in 2021](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports/12571-tpg-telecom-begins-work-to-upgrade-the-ppc-1-cable-in-png.html).

The CS2 cable – which is co-owned by DataCo and Solomon Island Submarine Cable Company – connects Sydney to Port Moresby, as well as four landing points in the Solomon Islands. Activated in 2020, the 4,700-km cable provides 20 Gbps of capacity to both Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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